Gemini 4 Argon hits 165 on Epoch's ECI, Google's closest approach to the frontier since February
Marimo188 · reddit · 2026-10-15
Epoch AI's Capabilities Index now puts Gemini 4 Argon at 165, tying Fable 5.1 (165) but trailing Opus 5.5 (167) and GPT-6 Astra (166).
- Argon is Google's closest approach to the frontier since Gemini 3.1 Pro in February
- A big jump of 8 points over Gemini 3.8 Flash (157)
- The chart shows the reasoning-era frontier trend at roughly +15 ECI per year (90% CI: 13–18)
Related event: Gemini 4 Argon Scores 165 on ECI, Still Behind Opus 5.5 and GPT-6(2 posts)→
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